Rania Hoballah –
The world of cinema is in mourning. While he had just celebrated his birthday, actor Pierre Cassignard died at the age of 56. It was Michèle Bernier who announced the sad news on her Instagram account. “I will always love you … great friend “, reacted the actress in the caption of a snapshot of the actor with whom she had shared the poster in the room A great cry of love, by Josiane Balasko. Very affected, Sandrine Kiberlain also reacted to the disappearance of her friend.
“My darling Pierre, we started together, laughed, cried so much, ran to the cafes of the conservatory… Among my best years… We were stuck… We had received awards the same evening years later… What a celebration! too hard to lose yourself “ she concluded. Shirley Bousquet or François-Xavier Demaison also expressed their sadness. The causes of his disappearance have not been revealed.
Born in Sainte-Foy-La-Grande in Gironde, Pierre Cassignard was trained at the National School of Rue Blanche. A man of the theater, he distinguished himself in many plays such as Mad Amanda Where The Venetian Twins, which won him the Molière for best actor in 1997.
He has also been featured in many series (Research Section, Cain, The Little Murders of Agatha Christie) and cinema films such as Russian dolls by Cédric Klapisch, The Student and Mr. Henri, by Ivan Calbérac or even The conquest by Xavier Durringer.
Pierre Cassignard will make his last film appearance in Slim then 2!, the film by Charlotte de Turckheim which will be released this Wednesday, December 22.